Daniel 1:4-7

New International Version

⁴ young men without any physical defect, handsome,^(A) showing aptitude for every kind of learning,^(B) well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. He was to teach them the language^(C) and literature of the Babylonians.^{[a] 5} The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine^(D) from the king’s table.^(E) They were to be trained for three years,^(F) and after that they were to enter the king’s service.^(G)

⁶ Among those who were chosen were some from Judah: Daniel,^(H) Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah.^{(I) 7} The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name Belteshazzar;^(J) to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.^(K)